The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12

director, +. n. Carpenter: treasurer, G.. II.
Cofrin; clerk, +. n. Cook; leader, G. II. An
drews; assistant, A. o. Chase business
manager, f. n. Carpenter. Practice meet
ings are held every week and are well at
tended. - The annual meeting of the
fair association was held last Tuesday and
the following officers chosen: President,
Dana II. Morse of Randoph secretary, w.
| w. Holden; treasurer James Morse; gen.
eral superintendent, Frank w. Gold: mar
shal, X. w. Clark auditor, j. II. Orcutt;
superintendent of floral hall, John NJ. Tenn
| pie. The fair this year will be September
| 27-29. Hereafter the annual meeting will
| be held the last Thursday in October.
- The union meetings by the Metho-
dists and Congregationalists will be CON
tinued through this week, Sunday to Thurs.
day inclusive, at the Congregational vestry,
and the next three at the Methodist -
The Good Templars have changed their
night of meeting from Friday to Monday
! The hour is seven till April. - The
following officers Of Dewitt Clinton Lodge
f. and A. NJ, were installed Saturday
ID. ID. G. NJ: w. NJ, Frank Plumley; s.
w, DR.. w. b. Mayo j. W., G. h. Cofrin
treasurer, j. c. B. ThayGr; secretary, II. L.
Kenyon; S. d., w. o. Whitmarsh; j. D., c.
w. Steele; chaplain, Rev. I. p. Booth; mar
shal, j. L. Moseley; tyler, f. ingalls,. 80
Aspecial meeting of the graded school district
is called for Friday of this week at seven P.
NJ to see if the district will vote to enforce
the collection of the tax against the estate of
John a. S. White and appoint an agent for
that purpose. 60 f. +. Thompson has
been working in the NeCS job room lately.
- E. ID. Worthen, clerk in the national
bank, is at his home in Richford on a vaca-
ton. - Miss Nellie Flood returned last
| Wednesday to Boston. - Miss Helen
Kenyon started Monday afternoon for st.
| Paul, Mimi, where she will remain till
spring. - Mrs. William Holdsworth of
Montpelier visited in town Monday. -
1t is reported on authority that extensive
changes will be made in the spring in our
depot building The north and south wings
and the entire cover over the tracks will be
taken down, the main part remodeed and
an addition built on the north side. -
Rev |. =. Booth preached in Gouldsville
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, and is to
preach there once in two weeks for few
weeks - The young people of the
Universast society are to give masquer-
ade party in short time - Social Lodge
No. TO- Daughters of Rebekah, held semi
public installation last Wednesday evening,
members of Eastern Star and of the Odd
Fellows lodges being present by invitation
The cerepony was conducted by j. X.
Egerton, acting as ID. ID. G. NJ, and
the officers are as follows n. G., Mrs.
ris; r. S., Mrs. A. j. Colby; p. s.,
Miss Alma r. Huntley: T., Mrs II. II. East
man; w, Mrs. l.. F. Harris; c., Mrs. Z. l..
Egerton; r, s. n. G., Mrs Pngree l.. S.
n. g., Mrs NJ. NJ. Curtis; L. S. v c., Mrs.
Wiley; r. S. V. c., Mrs Foster; p. c., Mrs.
l.. A. Abbott; c., Mrs. f. j. Huntley; Il. 2.
B., Miss Flora NJ Huntley; L, p B., Miss
Susie E. Richardson's o. g., E. w. Colby;
l. G., w. II. Morris. After installation
refreshments We're served and some time
pleasantly spent in social way. ~ The
installation of the officers of Northfeld
Lodge, No. 10, l. o. o. F., was performed
on Thursday evening, January s, by j. X
Egerton, acting for the ID. ID. G.. NJ, assisted
by w. II. H. Clatlin as G. S. W., j. l..
Abbott as G. S., w. W. Rumrill as G.. T.
the ensuing term are: n, g., p. ID. Bradford
V. G.. j. p. Brooks; secretary, j. X. Eyer
ton; z. s., K. Huntley; treasurer, p. Har-
Tis; W., G; c. Bates; G, e. E; Thompson;
W, H. Morris; R. S. s.. Lewis Rock; L. S.
s., f. j. Eastman; J. g., F. j. Harris; o.
g., f. w. Colby Trustees were elected as
follows: p. ID. Bradford, E. w. Colby and
+. Huntley. j. X. Egerton and G. c. Bates
were elected representatives to the grand
lodge.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
THE lecture last Wednesday was on pro-
lection and is to be continued this
Wednesday, afternoon, when the other
side of the question will be considered.
- Some OF the pupils in the freshman
class are rather pugilistic. - No. 4 has
twenty-four scholars enrolled, and has good
attendance. - Minnie Hurley has not
been absent for over a year-an excellent
record. - Rob. Andrews, 81, is absent
for short time.
Gouldsville.
Mrs. CHARLES HAssAM, who has been
visiting her parents here, has returned to
her home in Worcester, Mass. - b. +.
Lathrop has got job ireing on the Central
Vermont railroad. - Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson is quite i'll. - Miss May Pear
son has returned home from her visit.
- Andrew Doty has sold his horse to
Albert Crane of Wrightsvile.
Plainfield.
ELIJAH A. BATCHELDER died of pneumo-
mia at his residence in this village January
10, aged siXty-eight years. - Mrs. l.. c.
Batchelder, while assisting in the care Of
Elijah Batchelder, was taken with pneu-
monia and is quite sick. - Charles Bulk
ley and wife of Clinton, CT, formerly resi-
dents of this place, are in town for few
days visit. = Mrs. Isaac Austin of
Marshfield during the past year, has from
thirty-six Black Spanish and Brown Leg
horn crossed hens raised l22 chickens and
sold 1868 dozens of eggs, besides what have
S27, SO worth of chickens, The family have
eaten eighteen old hens and have thirty
eight pullets left - Mrs. Constance
Parks is very sick, - The dancng-school
at A. c. Slayton's last Saturday night was
attended by about eight couples
T>dst hONbuFy.
HORACE THAYER picked apples in the fall
of 1885 that are now in good state of preser-
walton. - Mrs. Densmore and son of
Chelsea are visiting friends here. -
Mrs. Young Blanchard and her daughter,
Mrs. Abbott, visited at Dea Edson's last
week. - Mrs. Mary Boyce was the re-
cipient of a New Years present from her
son in Michigan the value of which was
$50. - Mrs. Celia Eastman is spending
a few days with her friends in Montpelier.
Il. Y. Blanchard the stage-driver,
has an eye out for the comfort of his patrons
He now drives two horses attached to
two-seated sleigh, with robes to match.
- Mrs. Ora Boyce's health is quite
poorly this winter.
Waitsfield.
WINTER in this valley has settled down to
business, mercury registering from 23o TO 25o
below zero. The sleighing is fine. -
Miss Eliza j. Baird and Bell Richardson are
home from Barre. - Mrs, A. f. Rich
ardson has gone to Detroit, Mich, for med
ical treatment. - George Hastings lost
a valuable horse last week by sickness.
- Thirty-eight of the Good Templars
paid the Warren lodge a visit Saturday
evening. They were treated to an enjoy
able literary entertainment. - Edwin
Richardson and Frank Ainsworth of Min
neapolis, Mimi, are paying their friends in
Waitstield a visit.
Warren.
JOSEPH ELDREDGE Posi- will hold camp
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